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Electuary of Aloeswood (Persica)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name AloeswoodFennel seedCelery seedCalamusIndian SpikenardMace Peony flowerCyperusClove Basil seedZerumbetCinnamonGingerBlack PepperMasticBuglossCamphorMusk Latin Aquillaria agallochaFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolensAcorus calamusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransPaeonia officinalisCyperus rotundusOcimum caryophyllatumZingiber zerumbetCinnamomum zeylanicumZingiber officinalePiper nigrumPistacia lentiscusAnchusa officinalisCamphoraMoschus Amount 3 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 5 drams1⁄2 scruple1 scruple Preparation: Powder…

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StoneBreaking Powder (Lithontripticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Lithontripticon,or Species LithontribonStone-Breaking Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Goat Blood preparedIndian SpikenardGingerClove CinnamonBlack PepperCardamonMaceCostusLicoriceCyperusTragacanthGermanderBishop’s weed seed Parsley seedAsparagus seedBasil seedNettle seedCitron seedSaxifrage seedBurnet seedCaraway seedCarrot seedFennel seedButchers Broom seedMacedonian Parsley seedBurdock seedHartwortAsarabaccaSponge StoneLynx Stone (Belemite)Crab EyesJew’s Stone Latin Capra sanguinus preparata Nardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Elettaria cardamomumMyristica…

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Tincture Against Convulsions

ByAdam Tate

Tinctura ConvulsioTincture Against Convulsions Tradition: Western Source / Author: Salmon Herb Name HyssopRueSageStoechasRosemaryCalamintBetonyCalamusPeony rootParsley rootStone Parsley rootFennel rootButchers Broom rootAsparagus rootAniseed Fennel seedNutmegCinnamonHoney Latin Hyssopus officinaleRuta graveolensSalvia officinalisLavendula stoechasRosmarinus officinalisCalamintha officinalisBetonica officinalisAcorus calamusPeonia officinalisPetroselinum crispumSison amomumFoeniculum vulgareRuscus aculeatusAsparagus officinalePimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumMel Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 3 drams…

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Decoction for Asthma (Zacharia)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zacharia Herb Name FigRaisinsDateCelery seedFennel seedMaidenhairLicoriceHyssopHorehoundFenugreek Latin Ficus caricaVitis viniferaDiospyros lotusApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareAdiantum capillus-venerisGlycyrrhiza glabraHyssopus officinaleMarrubium vulgareTrigonella foenum-graecum Amount 10 drams ea.7 drams 5 drams ea. Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction Function: Strengthens the Lungs, Clears Phlegm, stops Wheezing Use: 1. Asthma2. Cough3. Wheezing and Breathlessness Dose:…

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Powder for Stones

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Stones Tradition: Western Source / Author: Secrets of Art and Nature, John Wecker, London, 1660 Herb Name ElecampanePimpernel rootsAniseedFennel seedParsley seedJuniper berriesWhite Saxifrage seed Latin Inula helenium Pimpinella saxifraga Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Juniperus communis Saxifraga alba Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, promotes Urine, resolves Stones Use:…

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Troches of Rose (Trochisci Diarrhodon) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseLicoriceJuncus odoratusIndian SpikenardFennel seedTabasheerTragacanth Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCymbopogon schoenanthusNardostachys jatamansiFoeniculum vulgareBambusae silicaeAstragalus tragacanth Amount 10 drams6 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Chicory juice. Function: Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions, regulates Liver and Spleen Use: 1. Stomach pain2….

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Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness

ByAdam Tate

Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Paulus (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 ) Herb Name MyrrhSaffronPine nutQuince seedFennel seedAniseedSweet AlmondsBitter AlmondsWhite Poppy seedLicorice juice Latin Commiphora molmol Crocus sativusNux PineaCydonia oblonga Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Prunus amygdalus dulcis Prunus amygdalus amara Papaver somniferum Succus Glycyrrhiza Amount equal…

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Troches of Agrimony

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de AgrimoniaeTroches of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Indian SpikenardAgrimony juice, thickenedFennel seedAniseedWormwoodRhubarbYellow SandalwoodSaffronCassia WoodMasticTabasheer Latin Nardostachys jatamansi Agrimonia eupatoria Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Artemisia absinthum Rheum palmatum Santalum citrinum Crocus sativus Cinnamonum cassia Pistacia lentiscus Bambusae silicae Amount 2 dram ea.1 dram 2 scruples ea.1 dram Another version: Herb…

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Decoction of Hyssop (Andrezeos)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction of Hyssop Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name HyssopAgaricOrrisLicoriceSquinanthPeonyAsarabaccaRound BirthwortGum AmmoniacumFennel seedStoechas juice concentrateHorehound juice concentrateLacca Latin Hyssopus officinale Fomitopsis officinalis Iris germanica Glycyrrhiza glabra Juncus odoratus Paeonia officinalis Asarum europeum Aristolchia spp. Dorema ammoniacum Foeniculum vulgare Lavendula stoechas Marrubium vulgare Laccifer lacca Amount…

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Peptic Powder

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis PepticusPeptic Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: 1. A version from Lazarus Riverius: Herb Name Coriander seed, preparedFennel seedAniseedCinnamon CloveSugar Latin Coriandrum sativum Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Saccharum Amount 1⁄2 ounce 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea.18 drams 2. A more compound version from Pharmacopeia Extemporanea (Fuller, 1710): Herb Name…

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Uterine Powder (Species Hysterica)

ByAdam Tate

Species HystericaUterine Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Pauperum, Hamburg, 1781 Herb Name RueYarrowCamomileOrange peelFennel seed Latin Ruta graveolens Achillea millefolium Matricaria recutita Citrus aurantium Foeniculum vulgare Amount 1 handful ea.6 drams2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Blood and Qi, eases Pain Use: 1. Amenorrhea2. Dysmenorrhea3. Irregular Menstruation4. Pre-menstrual symptoms5. May be useful for…

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Carminative Decoction (Pharmacopoea Dogmaticum Resititua)

ByAdam Tate

Carminative Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Dogmaticum Resititua, 1622 Herb Name Fennel rootThymePennyroyalMother of ThymeRaisin Fennel seedAniseedCarrot seedCuminCinnamonRosemary flowersCamomile Latin Foeniculum vulgareThymus vulgarisMentha pulegiumThymus serpillumVitis viniferaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumDaucus carrotaCuminum cyminumCinnamonum zeylanicum Rosmarinus officinalis Matricaria recutita Amount 1 oz. 1 handful ea.1 oz. 3 drams ea. 4 drams 2 pugils ea. Preparation: Bruise the…

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